A 26-year-old Phillipsburg
woman has been jailed after she repeatedly threatened two children over the
course of several weeks, court records say.

Jennifer Smith, of the first block of Jefferson
Street, was arrested last week and charged with two
counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

Second-degree crimes carry a possible sentence of five to 10
years in state prison.

According to court records, Smith threatened to physically
harm a 6-year-old and 9-year-old on several occasions between November and January.
She is also alleged to have been "repeatedly degrading" the two children over
the same period of time.

Court records did not elaborate on the alleged abuse or
Smith's relationship to the children.

Detectives from the Warren County Prosecutor's Office filed
charges against Smith on Thursday and she made her first appearance in state
Superior Court in Belvidere a day
later, records say.

She was sent to the Warren
County jail in lieu of $50,000
bail. She remained in the facility late this afternoon, online records
indicate.